Cost-benefit analysis of a green electricity system in Japan considering the indirect economic impacts of tropical cyclones

Energy Policy

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 49-57

  Esteban, Miguel ^a   Zhang, Qi ^b   Longarte Galnares, Gorka ^a,b,c  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Ilustre Colegio de Economistas de Cantabria   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate change; Increase in typhoon intensity; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES; ECONOMIC DAMAGES; ECONOMIC DATA; ECONOMIC IMPACTS; ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE; ECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY SYSTEM; GDP GROWTH; GREEN ELECTRICITY; GREEN ENERGY; INCREASE IN TYPHOON INTENSITY; PHYSICAL DAMAGES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; TROPICAL CYCLONE; TROPICAL CYCLONE INTENSITY; WEATHER PATTERNS; WEATHER SYSTEMS;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; CLIMATE CHANGE; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; GLOBAL WARMING; HURRICANES; POPULATION STATISTICS; POWER QUALITY;

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; GLOBAL WARMING; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; TROPICAL CYCLONE;

JAPAN;

EID: 84857036498     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2011.12.001     Document Type: Article

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